Skylight



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Application April 6, 1948, Serial No.19,'224

6 Claims. (Cl. HIS-16) This invention relates to improvements in skylights that are adapted to be "installed at the top of a building for light and ventilation.

Skylights of this character as provided heretofore have been so constructed that they required much labor in the building thereof, because of the intricate construction, which added greatly to the cost of the device, and have been objectionable for that reason.

The object of this invention is to simplify and improve the construction of such a'ventilator and skylight'to enable it to be constructed with 'unskilled labor :at low cost and to eliminate much of the workmanship that has been requiredheretofore.

This object may/be accomplished by simplifying the assembly of the parts to enable these to be formed of relatively simple sheet-metal shapes and to be assembled without complexity, so :as not to require the service 01 a skilled tinsmith, but whereby these partsimay beassembled readily .by an unskilled workman in a simple and inexpensive fashion.

.It preferred that the louvers or slats .forming 151185510185 of the ventilator be attached to corner posts which serve 'not only to hold these louvers :or slats in place without requiring fitting of the adjacent ends of the slats at the corners, but also support the top structure of the ventilator and strengthen the construction. Moreover the top structure is oi-such simple form that the glass covers may be set into place with little difficulty and secured by a crown bar without complexity of fitting oi the sheet metal parts.

This embodiment-of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings "in which:

Fig. 1 is an end elevation of the skylight embodying this invention, a part thereof being broken away and in section;

Fig. 2 is a similar view from a side thereof;

, Fig. "3 is a cross section on the line '33 of Fig.2;

Fig. 4 is a detail section on the line 4"4 in Fig. 3; y c

Fig. 5 is aperspective view of a portion of the corner construction with the slats or louvers in section;

Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 6-45 in Fig. 3; and

Fig. 7 is a detail cross section through the crown on theline "!--I .inFig. .1. r

The construction illustrated comprises a substantially square or rectangular ventilator open on all four sides and with a transparent top for the admission of light therethrough to the lower portion of the building. Provision may be made, however, for ventilation on any desired number or sides, and for illumination from the top if '2 desired, either by a hip roof structure or otherwise.

In this form as "illustrated, the structure com prises bottom rails Lest-ending around the sides of the ventilator with spaced slats or louvers thereabove forming the major portions of the height of the respective sides of the ventilator. Each of these parts is formed of s'heetmetal with cfifset portions so as to exclude rain from the interior of the structure and to drain condensate moisture from the inside to the outside, while allowing ventilation 'therebetween. Each of the parts I and 2 is constructed substantially of Zigzag shape with inner and outer offset flange portions connected together by an oblique web, as shown inFig. 5, the outer flange portion. of each slat 2 being arranged so as 'to direct rain, condensate, and other water or moisture therefrom onto the nextlower slat or rail, externally of the ventilator.

The slats and rails are connected together by corner posts formed substantially as shown in Fig. 5, and comprising an inner corner angle '3 and an outer angle orbox I. Thebox 4 is made of a piece of sheet-metalbent of angular section with the sides thereof extending upwardly throughout the major portion of the height of each side of the ventilator. The upper end of one side of the box 4 is bent inward to form a top -5 that closes the top of the corner post and is secured .by soldieringwelding, or the like to the top edge of the adjacent side of the :box 4 and to the top edges of the inner corner angle 3, as shown 'inFig. 5.

The box or-angle 4 extends downward inoverlapping relation with the bottom rails II and, is soldered, riveted or otherwise secured to the :lower flanges of the slats and rails, while the'inner corner :angle 3 is likewise secured to the upper flanges thereof, holding these parts securely spaced from each other, bracing the corner of the structure. As shown inFig. 6, the bottom rails I at the corner "extend into engagement with each other, being connected together at the beveled ends thereof, while the endsof the slats or louvers 2 are spaced apart in the corner and need not fit together since they are held in place by the corner post construction. This reduces the cost of the construction because the slats or louvers may :beEpre-formed forassembly very quickly and by unskilled workmen without the necessity for using sheet-metal workers for the purpose.

At the upper ends "of the posts, side wall pontions extend lengthwise of the ventilator, as shown at '6, having fout-tumed channels l in po-= sitions to receive "and support the transparent top sections -8, formed of glass or other suitable material.

These transparent top sections 8 are supported also upon end walls 9, which extend along the ends of the ventilator, and have flanges ii! seated on the corner posts, as shown in Fig. 4.. A chan-= nel H at the upper edge of each end wall 9 mm braces the adjacent edge of the transparent top section 8 to hold this section securely in place.

A center support is provided for the trans parent top sections comprising a rigid strip l2 of angular shape when the top is formed, as shown in Fig. 3, to support the inner edges of the glass or transparent sections 8. A crown strip is shown at [3 fitted over the inner edges'of the glass or transparent sections 8 and secured at its opposite ends by inturned flanges M which are bent around the channels H to hold the crown securely in place after assembly of the parts.

. It will be evident that the parts of the struc-- ture may be pre-formed in customary fashion of making sheet-metal parts and may be assembled very simply and inexpensively without a great deal of work required by a skilled tinsmith. The bottom rails are assembled and secured together at the corners while the slats or louvers 2 are secured also to the respective corner posts which latter then is assembled with the bottom rails to form the sides. Then the side and end walls and 9 are assembled and secured together to form the enclosure. The glass sections 8 are slid respectively into place through the channels H into engagement with the channels I. Then the crown strip I3 is applied and secured in place to hold these top sections and to close the center portion of the ventilator at the ridge thereof.

The parts may be secured in any suitable manner as by welding, soldering, riveting or the like,

and forms a secure structure in a very simple and inexpensive manner eliminating much of the workmanship by a skilled tinsmith as has been required heretofore. At the same time, it forms an effective ventilator and skylight which excludes rain and moisture from the interior of the building while allowing ventilation and light to be admitted thereto.

The angles 3 and 4 are first assembled with the slats or louvers 2, after which the bottom rails l are secured to the angles 4, preferably by rivets, and hold the parts in permanent relation.

While the invention has been illustrated and described in one embodiment, it is recognized that variations and changes may be made therein without departing from the invention, except as specified in the claims.

I claim:

1. 'A ventilator comprising a structure including an angular corner post, louvers extending laterally in different directions from the corner post substantially in a horizontal plane, said louvers in the same horizontal plane having adjacent ends thereof spaced apart and connected with the corner post, said corner post extending upright and having its lateral sides overlapping said adjacent ends of the louvers and secured thereto, one of said post sides having the upper end portion thereof inturned beside the other side and secured to the inner face of said other side, and said louvers being secured to said corner posts below said inturned upper end portion.

2. A ventilator comprising a structure including an upright corner post having integral lateral sides extending at an angle to each other, one of said sides having an inturned upper end beside the other side and fixed to the inner face thereof, a plurality of vertically spaced substantially 4 I parallel louvers extending laterally from each side of the corner post below said inturned upper end, the inner ends of the louvers on one side being spaced from the inner ends of the louvers on the other side.

'3. A ventilator comprising a structure including an upright corner post having integral lateral sides extending at an angle to each other, one of said sides having an inturned upper end he side the other side and fixed to the inner face thereof, a plurality of vertically spaced substantially parallel louvers extending laterally from each side of the corner post below said inturned upper end, the inner ends of the louvers on one side being spaced from the inner ends of the louvers on the other side, each of said louvers having laterally offset upper and lower edges with the lower edge secured to said corner post side, and an upright angular bar secured to the upper offset edges of the louvers.

4. A ventilator comprising upright corner posts, side rails connecting the corner posts together at the lower ends thereof, louvers extending between the corner posts and spaced apart vertically, each of said louvers having the upper edge thereof onset inwardly from the lower edge thereof in po-' sition to direct condensate laterally outwardly of the ventilator, and means forming a transparent top over said structure and extending laterally over the louvers in open communication with the uppermost louver in position to drain condensate therefrom onto the louvers for direction therefrom outside the ventilator.

5. A ventilator comprising upright corner posts,-

louvers extending between the corner posts and connected with the corner posts, side wall structures supported on the corner posts, and includ-' ing end walls with downwardly inclined opposed channels extending in different directions, transparent top sections slidably mounted in said onposed channels, and a crown strip extending between the end walls and mounted thereon over the adjacent ends of the top section, said crown strip having extensions thereon, said extensions extending around and beneath the channels.

6. A ventilator comprising a structur including an upright corner post having integral lateral sides extending at an angle to each other, one of said sides having an inturned upper end beside the other side and fixed to the inner face thereof, a plurality of vertically spaced substantially parallel louvers extending laterally from each side of the corner post, the inner ends of the louvers on one side being spaced from the inner ends of the louvers on the other side, each of said louvers having laterally ofiset upper and lower edges with the lower edge secured to said corner post side, and an upright angular bar'secured to the upper offset edges of the louvers, said angular bar being affixed at the top thereof to the inturned portion of said corner post.

JOSEPH A. APOLONIO.

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